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Posted by Andrew Morse on December 12, 2006, 10:33 am
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Thanx again Bill. I've got e-mails into Motorola and my carrier, and a
phone call into G-Tech tech support. I'll let you know if anybody comes
up with a workaround.
-- Andrew
Bill Suckow [MSFT] wrote:
> I tracked down a Q, and it looks like they've overridden the default
> Microsoft Bluetooth control panel with a custom Bluetooth Manager from
> Motorola (which is why it doesn't show up under connections). I'm not
> familiar with this applet since it's 3rd party, but after toying around in it
> for a bit it looks like they're making life a little easier by hiding which
> Bluetooth profile each device is using.
>
> Normally that'd be great, but in this case it's somewhat troublesome. The
> issue is that the fabric keyboard doesn't use a standard Bluetooth HID
> profile, it uses the serial profile. When the Bluetooth Manager is trying to
> connect with a Bluetooth keyboard, it's looking for Bluetooth HID devices (I
> think). But since the G-tech keyboard doesn't use BT HID, it won't work with
> the Q's Bluetooth Manager. It needs to be configured as a Bluetooth serial
> port device and have an outgoing COM port associated with it. Interestingly,
> the Bluetooth Manager DOES have a setting for outgoing COM ports (see
> Bluetooth Manager->Settings->Menu->Serial Ports), but I see no way to pair it
> with the keyboard and have it enable the serial profile.
>
> Anyway, to sum up, since Moto's using a custom Bluetooth configuration
> utility I'm afraid I'm not going to be much more help here. :( You might be
> able to track down a way to use the Q's BT manager to pair with a serial
> device at:
>
> http://www.motoqwiki.com/index.php?title=Bluetooth_Pairing
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Bill
>
> "Andrew Morse" wrote:
>
>
>>Bill,
>>
>> Thanx for the reply. Your instructions seem straightforward enough,
>>except...
>>
>> I have no "Bluetooth" choice under Start->Settings->Connections. I
>>have choices for "Beam", "Proxy", "VPN", and "USB to PC". It is a
>>Windows 5.0 operating system, and I know that the Bluetooth functions,
>>because I have an Motorola H500 earpiece receiver which works very well.
>>
>> I also don't think I've been offered a "serial" choice when I've
>>attempted to pair in the past.
>>
>> Any suggestions? I haven't adopted too early, have I? :)
>>
>> -- Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>>Bill Suckow [MSFT] wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Andrew,
>>>
>>>The G-Tech fabric keyboard requires the use of a Bluetooth COM port, which
>>>is a little buried in the connection settings. You should be able to create
>>>one this way:
>>>
>>>1) When pairing with the keyboard, be sure to enable the serial profile
>>>(check the "serial" checkbox when selecting BT services while pairing)
>>>2) Create an outgoing COM port for the keyboard (you should be able to do
>>>this by going into start->settings->connections->Bluetooth->Menu->COM ports)
>>>3) Start the fabric keyboard program and choose to connect
>>>
>>>At this point your keyboard should connect and start working for you.
>>>
>>>Best Regards,
>>>-Bill
>>>
>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Andrew Morse" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am attempting to pair a G-Tech fabric keyboard to a Motorola Q
>>>>smartphone via Bluetooth. The phone sees the keyboard, but when I go to
>>>>start the driver, nothing happens (except the driver crashing the
>>>>smartphone, if I try a second time). Here's a rough list of steps...
>>>>
>>>>1. Turned on the fabric keyboard. The power LED was solid.
>>>>2. Activated Bluetooth on my Motorola Q.
>>>>3. Went to the Bluetooth Manager->Settings->Menu->Paired Devices choice.
>>>>From the "Menu", I selected "Add".
>>>>4. "Keyboard" appeared in the "Paired Devices" list. I selected it.
>>>>5. Motorola Q prompted me for a passkey. I entered 0000.
>>>>6. Opened the "Fabric Keyboard" program on the phone (version "Microsoft
>>>>Windows Mobile 2005 (Smartphone)", obtained from the g-techworld.com
>>>>website).
>>>>7. Selected "Connect?" from the Fabric Keyboard program. The LED on the
>>>>fabric keyboard began to blink.
>>>>8. After 1 to 2 minutes, the LED returned to solid, without connection
>>>>being made.
>>>>
>>>>G-Tech's documentation suggests that some fiddling with COM port
>>>>settings may be necessary, but I can't seem to find anywhere where they
>>>>can be easily changed.
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone had success pairing a fabric keyboard or a similar device to
>>>>a Motorola Q?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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